Geopacific Consultants

What Geopacific Consultants does

GeoPacific Consultants Ltd. is a private, founder-operated geotechnical engineering consultancy founded in 1985 and headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. The firm provides geotechnical site investigations, deep excavation and shoring design, foundation engineering, retaining wall design, hydrogeology, materials testing, geophysics and utility locating, hazard assessments, erosion and sediment control, rainwater management, and remote monitoring for construction projects primarily in Western Canada and selected Pacific Northwest US markets. It operates six offices across British Columbia and Alberta (Vancouver, Kelowna, Langley, Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton) and a US presence in San Francisco, supported by an in-house CCIL-certified materials testing laboratory established in 2011 and a proprietary remote monitoring fleet with custom software.

The firm serves enterprise developers, contractors, and government agencies across residential high-rise, hotel, mixed-use, industrial, and infrastructure verticals. The client roster includes Westbank, Concord Pacific, Shangri-La Hotel, Fairmont Pacific Rim, Brenhill Developments, ASPAC, QuadReal Property Group, Vancouver Airport Authority, Peter Kiewit, and Acciona S.A. The firm claims responsibility for the geotechnical engineering on approximately 75% of Downtown Vancouver high-rises and has delivered landmark projects including the Shangri-La tower (tallest building in Vancouver at 659 ft), the Port Mann Bridge (second-largest cable-supported bridge in North America), the Broadway Subway, and the deepest excavation in downtown Vancouver at 124 ft. Matt Kokan, P.Eng., M.A.Sc., who joined as a young engineer in 1993 and grew the firm to ~200 staff, remains principal and owner.

Revenue is generated through professional-services fees on a project-by-project basis, sourced via direct business development, response to RFPs/RFQs, and reputational referrals. The pricing model is quote-based and project-specific with no public disclosures; engagement types include site investigation, design, construction monitoring, and technical support (including insurance and litigation). The firm employs 20+ licensed P.Eng. and P.Geo. professionals and reports 20,000+ completed projects company-wide. No funding rounds, institutional investors, or M&A activity are disclosed; the business is privately held and operated.

Name

Geopacific Consultants

Legal name

GeoPacific Consultants Ltd.

Website

https://geopacific.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GeoPacific Consultants Ltd. is a Vancouver-based geotechnical engineering consultancy founded in 1985, serving enterprise developers, contractors, and government agencies across Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest US with site investigation, deep excavation design, foundation engineering, materials testing, and remote monitoring services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geotechnical Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Geotechnical Investigation & Site Characterization (Boreholes, In-situ Testing, Lab Testing) (IMAFAOAG), Geotechnical Instrumentation & Monitoring (Settlement, Inclinometers, Piezometers) (IMAFAOAH), Geotechnical Design, Engineering & Consulting (Analysis, Design, Peer Review) (IMAFAOAK), Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD)

Keywords

• Geotechnical engineering consulting
• Materials testing services
• Geophysical survey services
• Foundation design engineering
• Construction monitoring services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Geotechnical Engineering Consulting Services: Professional consulting fees charged for geotechnical engineering services including site investigations, shoring and excavation design, foundation design, retaining wall design, materials testing, geophysical surveys, hydrogeology, hazard assessment, and construction monitoring. Revenue is project-based, generated through fee-for-service engagements with developers, contractors, and government agencies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Geopacific Consultants is a geotechnical engineering consultancy that provides site investigations, foundation design, excavation and shoring engineering, retaining wall design, hazard assessment, hydrogeology, geophysical surveys, and materials testing for construction projects. The firm also operates an in-house CCIL-certified soils, aggregate, and asphalt testing laboratory and deploys a proprietary remote monitoring system with real-time client dashboards for construction-period instrumentation.

Product overview

GeoPacific Consultants is a geotechnical engineering consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of engineering services rather than a software product platform. The company provides 13 core service offerings including Foundation Design, Excavation and Shoring, Infrastructure, Retaining Walls, Remote Monitoring, Technical Support, Hazard Assessment, Geotechnical Site Investigations, Materials Testing, Erosion and Sediment Control, Geophysics and Utility Locating, Hydrogeology, and Rainwater Management. These services work together to provide complete geotechnical solutions for construction projects, from initial site investigation through construction monitoring. The company operates with a physical laboratory and employs various monitoring technologies, but does not appear to offer a software product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Foundation Design Geotechnical foundation design services for all building categories ranging from single and multi-family dwellings to high-rise towers, to heavy industrial and commercial buildings.
• Excavation and Shoring Design of tie back shoring systems including shotcrete, sheet pile, DSM, soldier pile and jet grout walls, as well as internally braced shoring walls for sites with challenging conditions.
• Infrastructure Engineering Infrastructure project services including route selection, road design, playing fields, temporary structures, and construction monitoring.
• Retaining Walls Design of temporary and permanent retaining wall structures including lock-block, allan block, keystone, gabion, rock-stack, sierrascape walls using MSE, cantilever, anchored, gravity, and piled stabilization methods.
• Remote Monitoring Fleet of remote monitoring equipment ensuring safety of structures surrounding construction sites, with instruments monitoring tilt, settlement, acoustic noise and vibration, horizontal movement and pressure changes.
• Technical Support Expertise in insurance and litigation processes related to geotechnical engineering matters.
• Hazard Assessment Slope stability evaluations and risk assessment for land development and route selection including terrain analysis, field reconnaissance, and air photo interpretation.
• Geotechnical Site Investigations Site investigation services determining subsurface soil and groundwater conditions using various drill rigs, classification and logging of soil and rock, and tools including DCPT, electric CPT, SPT, down-hole geophones.
• Materials Testing Laboratory and field materials testing services for soils, aggregate, and asphalt including soil corrosion assessments, permeability, strength, resistivity testing, and Marshall compliance testing for asphalt.
• Erosion and Sediment Control Design of multi-phased erosion and sediment control plans, implementation advice, and routine monitoring of effectiveness of the system.
• Geophysics and Utility Locating Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) technology to image underlying utilities, with shallower GPR units for concrete foundations/walls and deeper units for gas, water, sewer, sanitary, electricity and communication utilities.
• Hydrogeology Groundwater management and water supply recommendations including groundwater monitoring well installation, aquifer testing, and 2-D and 3-D finite-element groundwater modelling.
• Rainwater Management

Quantifiable outcome

• Deepest excavation in downtown Vancouver at 124 feet (Alberni project)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Jacobs Solutions Inc. Global professional services firm with significant geotechnical, environmental, and infrastructure consulting capabilities in Canada. Competes for large transit, port, and infrastructure mandates (e.g., Broadway Subway-adjacent work) where full multi-discipline delivery is needed.
• WSP Global Inc. Global multi-discipline engineering professional services firm (parent of the former Golder Associates). Competes with GeoPacific on large infrastructure and mixed-use developments where full-service integration is required, and offers broader service portfolio than GeoPacific's specialist geotechnical focus.
• exp Services Inc. Multi-discipline engineering and architecture firm with a sizable geotechnical practice across Canada. Competes for similar building, infrastructure, and environmental site investigation work in BC, Alberta, and Ontario.
• Stantec Inc. Global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with substantial geotechnical capabilities in Western Canada through its acquisition of Golder Associates assets and internal practice. Competes on multi-discipline infrastructure and urban development projects across BC and Alberta.
• HDR Inc. US-headquartered engineering firm with Canadian operations across transportation, water, and buildings. Overlaps with GeoPacific on infrastructure and complex excavation work for transit and bridge projects in Western Canada.
• SLR Consulting (formerly Hemmera): International environmental and advisory consultancy with BC roots through Hemmera. Provides overlapping environmental site assessment, hydrogeology, and ESC services to the same Western Canadian developer and infrastructure client base as GeoPacific.
• Tetra Tech Inc. International consulting and engineering firm with strong geotechnical, environmental, and water resources practices. Competes with GeoPacific on hydrogeology, ESC, and infrastructure projects across Western Canada, with broader international scale.

Direct peers

• BGC Engineering Inc. Canadian geotechnical and geological engineering consultancy with comparable specialty services including hazard assessment, slope stability, and remote monitoring. Similar size and project-mix profile to GeoPacific with shared Western Canadian client base.
• Thurber Engineering Ltd. Canadian geotechnical engineering consultancy with comparable services (site investigation, foundation design, slope stability, materials testing) and a similar regional presence across Western Canada. Directly competes with GeoPacific on public infrastructure and private development tenders in BC and Alberta.
• Klohn Crippen Berger (KCB): Western Canadian-headquartered geotechnical and geoscience consulting firm with overlapping service lines in dam design, tailings, foundation engineering, and seismic design. Comparable in technical depth and project scale to GeoPacific, with strong BC/Alberta infrastructure overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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